Sandvine, a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, unveils Policy Traffic Switch (PTS) 32000, the next generation Policy Traffic Switch (PTS) that delivers PCEF/TDF functionality. The Policy Traffic Switch (PTS) is a key component of Sandvine’s network policy control platform, enabling the real-time application of business logic and policy enforcement on data traffic. The PTS 32000 is powered by the Sandvine Policy Engine and a high-performance packet processing operating system executing on purpose-built, carrier-grade hardware. In conjunction with the Service Delivery Engine (SDE) in the control plane, the PTS is bringing unified network policy control to fixed, mobile, and converged networks worldwide.
According to Sandvine, the deep packet inspection solution is the world's first 100GE network policy control element in a two rack unit (2RU) form factor, at the highest scale and boasts the best performance density, supporting 100GE, 40GE, and 10GE interfaces that let you embed the Sandvine Policy Engine anywhere in your network and enable your transition to 100GE. Within a network policy control deployment, the PTS performs three critical functions: traffic classification, policy decision-making, and policy enforcement. Throughput of each PTS unit reaches 200 Gbps of throughput with full line-rate inspection, and the architecture supports clustered deployments up to 8 Tbps.